Game on: Douglas Blyde samples the menu at the Jugged Hare

Judging by the tall wall of taxidermy behind the bar, mobile of hares strung over the stairs, and glass meat locker where a cleaver artfully bisects a pig's head, the Jugged Hare clearly caters to a carnivorous clientele.

Meet Mark Jarman, head of wine operations, Morrisons

"We are developing a strategy that is collaborative and essentially, the rationale for this is that the buying role is massive with a lot details day to day. It is very hard in a traditional wine-buying structure to give the time and resources required to the sourcing element because it is a very complex sector and product"

Meet Trish Lorimer, wine buyer, Morrisons

"It has been very exciting. I have been on the sourcing team for two and half years. In that time it has changed beyond all recognition, with the focus that has been put on wine since Steve [Mosey] has got the team structure that he wants and the layout."

Meet Laura Sheen, wine buyer, Morrisons

"One of the biggest challenges I have been tasked with is Morrisons Cellar. It's a really interesting challenge and it is still fairly early days. We are really trying to get the message right around wine online. As part of the online buying experience, Taste Test is part of that design."

Meet Jonathan Olding, wine buyer, Morrisons

"We all have completely different strengths in completely different areas. It does help a lot to be able to have different members of the team able to focus on the very different areas. We have massively different experiences in wine from some of us with only a little bit too expert levels, but it all helps to strengthen the overall structure of the team."

Meet Georgina Reed, wine buyer, Morrisons

"As a buyer merchandising in under £5 and under£ 8, what is actually on the shelf the quality is there and we are delivering. For over £8, we need the proper quality of the wine to really come through. If someone is buying an over-£8 bottle then they know their wine, so we need to make sure we get that right."

Mike Matthews: Why we should take a leap of faith into the unusual

I'm someone who searches for the unusual when it comes to wine. I like to champion those producers and countries that generally struggle to get a sniff when it comes to gaining recognition for precious shelf space.

Michael Karam: Getting behind Lebanese winemakers

Harpers' clarion call to support Lebanese wines in September was heeded by at least one retailer. Slurp in Banbury is promoting 30 Lebanese wines from five producers: Massaya, Chateau Ksara, Domaines des Tourelles, the EU-backed Coteaux Heliopolis and of course the mighty Chateau Musar.

Q&A: Ana Sapungiu, head buyer, Oddbins

Ana Sapungiu talks to Anne Krebiehl about Oddbins' new consumer-engagement "holiday wine" initiative and how the retailer is in double-digit growth

Richard Siddle: have we got news for you...

When Lennon & McCartney wrote the famous line "I read the news today, oh boy" way back in 1967 the chances are it would have been in the pages of a newspaper. If they had been penning that lyric today, then "the news" could have come from Twitter, Facebook,  a mobile app, a YouTube video, or a link to a website anywhere in the world.

Ted Sandbach: three cheers to Oz Clarke for speaking out on supermarket discounted wine

Carol Emmas: Is Booths changing the face of multiple wine retailing?

I imagine there are a fair few supermarkets currently feeling a bit hot under the collar after Booths moved the goalposts to install a By The Glass 64-bottle wine-dispensing system in its Knutsford store.

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Q&A: Roberto Della Pietra, head sommelier, Tirage Champagne et Plats

Roberto Della Pietra talks to Anne Krebiehl about the exclusively sparkling offer at Tirage Champagne et Plats, opening in London in November

Carol Emmas: Romania's Cramele Recas - the winery behind the label

I'm a sucker for the quirky and the offbeat; give me a small winery in Outer Mongolia with a production of 10,000 bottles per year and you'll have my attention.

Round table: Reinventing Australia

The Australian wine industry continues to change in front of our eyes. To help determine what it could be doing better in the UK, Harpers teamed up with Negociants UK to ask the views of a leading group of UK independent and multiple buyers

Q&A: Dr Gareth Morgan, Cognac educator, Oinoudidasko Wine Education

The Cognac expert explains what it means to be an educator in his chosen field

Team Morrisons

The success of any team rests not in how good any individual might be, but how all the team members work together.

Steve Mosey on: Morrisons' wine opportunity, moving from supplier to retailer, suppliers and wine prices

Steve Mosey on: Morrisons' wine opportunity, moving from supplier to retailer, suppliers and wine prices

"We have a £100m opportunity in wine..."

Having been born and brought up in the north you know what to expect when visiting Morrisons. Dubbed the "Supermarket of the north", it was the place you went for the weekly fruit and veg and Sunday roast ingredients. It was different from other supermarkets; it was more like going to a big indoor market with different shops selling fresh meat, fish, bread and cakes. I certainly wasn't disappointed when I walked into the, unsurprisingly, spick-and-span Morrisons next door to its headquarters in Bradford last week. Dry ice floated across the fresh fruit and veg, and the usual line-up of mini emporia selling fresh meat and baked goods were all there along the back wall. Gondola ends were filled with good northern favourites like Batchelors Bigga marrowfat peas and boxes of snowballs.